Alan JonesChina Debuts Anbot, The Police Robotverified_publisherPopular Science - Jeffrey Lin and P.W. SingerStop or this robot will Tase! On April 21, at the 12th Chongqing Hi-Tech fair, the National Defense University, a hotbed of Chinese military innovations, debuted the world’s first armed (albeit less than lethal) police robot. The Ministry of Public Security was very excited about the Anbot. As …
Alan JonesPhysicists Squeeze Water Molecules Into an Entirely New Stateverified_publisherVICE - Michael ByrneBeyond solids, liquids, and gases. Physicists from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered a new state of water that cannot be explained as a solid, liquid, or gas. It is a peculiar, and like exceedingly common, "other" state that water molecules are forced to exist …
Alan JonesThese NASA inventions are saving thousands of lives on Earthverified_publisherQuartz - Margo PierceWhen most people think of NASA, they think of astronauts, space shuttles and men on the moon. What’s less well known is that in making space travel possible, the US space agency has created new technology that’s saving lives all over the planet. NASA’s Technology Transfer Program makes the …
Alan JonesDoes This Pic Show Where the Mississippi River Meets the Gulf of Mexico?Snopes - Dan Evon"Who else can let WATER meet and touch but NEVER mix together?" On 23 April 2016, a photograph purportedly showing "where the Mississippi River meets …